Race for Taylor 5K/10K

Location:

West Florence High School

Date:

Sat 05/18/2013

Distances:

5K, 10K

Event Size:

350 Participants

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Highlights:

This is the 4th annual Race for Taylor 5k/10k and Run with the Pirates Fun Run for younger kids. This race is in memory of Taylor Elmore who was a rising Senior at West Florence High School in 2009. Taylor was a kind-hearted, compassionate, non-judgmental Christian young man who had his entire life planned out. He loved spending time with his family hiking, running, kayaking, and was so excited about going off to college. On August 1, 2009, while on his way to visit The College of Charleston he was in a fatal car accident. There are many reasons for wanting to have an annual 5K/10K event in Taylor’s memory with the first being that we never want his name to be forgotten or what he stood for. The second is the passion our entire family has for running and our community. Running is a sport that every child from every background can participate in and be as good as they want to be. They can set personal goals and team goals and make running a lifetime and family passion. Taylor loved the sport. We want to see this for other children and so would Taylor. Music, door prizes, lots of food and snacks, and unique awards.